Kick-off too early... Wenger

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes thePremier League should have kicked off oneweek later to give players the chance torecover from the World Cup.The Gunners had 11 players in Brazil, andGermany World Cup winners Mesut Ozil, PerMertesacker and Lukas Podolski have only justreturned."We could have done with one week later in all thecompetitions," said Wenger.Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says World Cupfatigue has also stopped him from fielding hisstrongest line-up.Ozil, Mertesacker and Podolski will not feature inSaturday's Premier League opener against CrystalPalace or, in all likelihood, Tuesday's ChampionsLeague play-off first leg at Beskitas.Jose Mourinhosays six of hisWorld Cupplayers will notbe ready forMonday's gameat BurnleyThe Champions League final is on 6 June 2015 inBerlin and Wenger would have liked to see Englandfollowing Spain and Italy with later openingfixtures.He said: "The final of the World Cup was on July 13;the start of the Premier League season is August16. If you want to give some holiday to the players,your preparation becomes very short."If you don't give players enough holiday orenough build-up in their preparation and playthem straight away, then they get injured."Brazil trio Oscar, Willian and Ramires, Belgian pairEden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois, and Germany'sAndre Schurrle have missed most of Chelsea's pre-season after the World Cup.And ahead of Monday night's trip to Burnley,Mourinho said: "Are they ready individually? No."But we have to be ready as a team for Monday."Can it be a team of six guys not ready? No."And he added: "This is modern football. It's goingin this tendency - more matches, morecompetitions, less time to work, even not enoughtime to have a real holiday for bodies and brainsthat top football players need."There's not enough time."